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With all of the most popular comic books being gobbled up by the majors as fodder for multi-million-dollar box office blockbusters—most of which are devoid of both plot and significant talent (with a few exceptions, including Shia LaBoeuf in Transformers, Gerard Butler in 300, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men)—the future of adapting graphic novels and animated television series for the big screen looks dim, especially given recent announcements regarding the planned production of movies based on The Mighty Thor franchise (Marvel Studios) and Voltron: The Defender of the Universe (New Regency).

So where should those lonely few of us who are fed up with shitty second, third and fourth installments of Spider-Man, X-Men, and The Fantastic Four (all of which were produced not as a tribute to the popularity of the originals but simply for monetary profits) turn? To those myriad movies currently in various stages of production that are based on the graphic novels and cartoons of old that didn’t experience such fantastic popularity in their hey-days, that’s where. I’m talking about movies that will (hopefully) follow in the footsteps of Frank Miller’s smash hit 300, gaining more popularity on screen than they initially experienced on paper: The Spirit, Wanted, and perhaps most interestingly, Hack/Slash.

For those of you whose attention is waning after my paragraphs of personal rant, I have two words: Megan Fox.

That’s right, Shia LaBoef’s smokin’ hot arm candy from Transformers is reportedly “incredibly interested” in the role of Cassie Hack, a character from Tim Seeley and Stefano Caselli’s cult classic comic book series Hack/Slash who travels from town to town hunting “slashers” with her faithful, gas-mask-wearing protector and companion, Vlad, in an effort to avenge her own slasher attack.

According to an article on EFavata.com, the Rogue Pictures production will be written by Martin Schenk and Todd Lincoln, who will also direct the film.

Still in the pre-production stages, Hack/Slash is tentatively set for release in 2008.